Akane Araki
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.jpg) Araki at the 2018 Chinese Taipei Open | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 October 1996 Saitama Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Akane Araki (荒木 茜羽, Araki Akane; born 21 October 1996) is a Japanese badminton player who plays for The 77 Bank.[1][2] She won her first international title at the Tahiti International tournament in the women's doubles event partnered with Ayaka Kawasaki.[3] She and Kawasaki were the semi-finalists at the 2016 Belgian International tournament.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Her mother, Wu Jianqiu is a former member of the China national badminton team.[5]
Achievements
[edit]BWF Grand Prix
[edit]The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2017 | Russian Open |  Aoi Matsuda
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Yuho Imai Minami Kawashima
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11–6, 6–11, 11–7, 7–11, 11–5 |  Winner
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[6] |
| 2017 | Bitburger Open | Aoi Matsuda
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 Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai
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19–21, 6–21 |  Runner-up
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[7] |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2017 | Russian Open | Keiichiro Matsui
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 Chan Peng Soon Cheah Yee See
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8–11, 11–13, 3–11 | Runner-up
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[6][8] |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]Women doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2016 | Tahiti International | Ayaka Kawasaki
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 Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana
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21–13, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2018 | White Nights | Riko Imai
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Asumi Kugo Megumi Yokoyama
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21–18, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2018 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Riko Imai
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Annie Xu Kerry Xu
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21–15, 21–19 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Players: Akane Araki". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "七十七銀行: 選手紹介・女子2部" (PDF) (in Japanese). The 77 Bank. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Badminton : La journée de finale interrompue en raison de la pluie" (in French). Tahiti Nui Television. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "ベルギーインターナショナル2016" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "元世界女王の娘・荒木萌恵、敗れる バドミントン" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports News. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ a b Etchells, Daniel (23 July 2017). "Top seed Cheah suffers defeat in final at BWF Russian Grand Prix". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Thai stars win two titles at Bitburger". Bangkok Post. 7 November 2017. Archived from the original on 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "Peng Soon, Yee See capture maiden badminton title at Russian Open". Malay Mail. 23 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ ""Strong tournament performance" in Gatchina". Badminton Germany (in German). 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
External links
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- Akane Araki at BWFBadminton.com
- Akane Araki at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
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